Health Beyond Disease: An Integrated Assessment of Quality of Life, Perceived Health, and Lifestyle Behaviours in a Peri-Urban Kenyan Population—A Pilot Study
: The findings highlight the multidimensional nature of health in a peri-urban Kenyan context and suggest the importance of considering local social and cultural influences when interpreting standardized health measures. Mental health and environmental conditions play a central role in shaping quality of life and perceived health, while lifestyle risk factors are already prevalent in a relatively young outpatient population. Integrating standardized health measures within a cross-cultural framework may support more holistic and person-centred approaches in primary care and public health in similar settings.
Authors
- Angelo Cianciulli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6858-4362)
- Roberta Manente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0896-7593)
- Giovanni Boccia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7757-6855)
- Antonio Nigro
- Emanuela Santoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0602-2513)
- Vittoria Satriani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6590-1952)
- Emanuela Nuccio
Institutions
- University of Salerno (IT)
- Regional Health (US)
- Azienda Ospedaliera S.Giuseppe Moscati (IT)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Ospedali Riuniti San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23040438
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00